Hypothetically, how quickly could an mRNA vaccine....

Hypothetically, how quickly could an mRNA vaccine....
by ndroman21 (2021-08-02 10:09:58)
Edited on 2021-08-02 10:13:06

...be adjusted to counter a new strain of an existing virus?

What would the FDA authorization process look like?

I'm sure it's too late now for the current surge, but could we do better if the vaccines were zero'd in on Delta? Or whatever strain might replace it as dominant in the future?

Replies:

The current one was designed in a day - czeche 2021-08-02 11:48:46
- Moderna had a MERS vaccine and worked on SARS for years - bengalbout 2021-08-02 12:30:50
Fairly quickly - vermin05 2021-08-02 10:14:53
Allegedly 24-48 hours - carroll2005 2021-08-02 10:12:59
- Is a mRNA flu vaccine in the works? * - TWO 2021-08-02 10:45:39
  - Yes but that will be the normal approval process - vermin05 2021-08-02 10:53:31
  - Rather than modern technology, we like chicken eggs for that * - Nyirish08 2021-08-02 10:51:18
    - Are the egg farmers lobbying against it? - TWO 2021-08-02 11:17:34